| Canadian Injured Workers Alliance | |
| Abbreviation: | CIWA |
| Founded Date: | [1] |
| Location: | 1202 Jasper Drive, Thunder Bay, Ontario, MP7B 6R2, Canada[2] |
| Key People: | Leonard J. Crawford, President Bill Chedore, National Coordinator [3] Steve Mantis, co-founder Wolfgang Zimmermann, co-founder |
| Area Served: | Canada |
| Focus: | Workers' compensation, Occupational rehabilitation |
The Canadian Injured Workers Alliance (CIWA) is a Canadian charity and advocacy organization for injured workers and occupational rehabilitation.[4] Active in providing training, educational resources, and advocacy both federally and provincially, it is based on a national network of injured workers groups whose aim is to support injured workers and improve the occupational health and safety of workers across Canada. CIWA's stated objectives[4] include:
The organization was founded in 1990 by Steve Mantis and other injured workers advocates including Wolfgang Zimmermann, after they organized a "National Conference on Re-Employment of Injured Workers" in Ottawa in June 1990.[5] The conference passed a resolution to form a national organization representing a national network of injured worker organizations, ultimately to become CIWA.[6]